Mommy got herself a Wii Fit!

Hi Belle!

Mommy just got herself a Wii Fit so she can motivate herself to be a little bit more active while at home. We know the doctor told us not to do any exercises so we can continue to gain weight but Mommy felt she needed some motivation to do some yoga stretches as our back has been killing us lately!

It seems pretty fun except the Wii Fit keeps on telling Mommy her center of gravity is off and she should work more on her balance. How can we when we are carrying something the size of a little watermelon in our belly?!?!

Love, Mom

Mommy is slightly anemic

Hi Belle,

The baby doctor called yesterday to let us know that our glucose test came back normal, however, mommy is slightly anemic. So she prescribed us SlowFE to up our iron levels. She says that this is quite common during pregnancy and nothing to be worried about. We will have to eat foods with higher iron content like, green leafy vegetables and red meat. So Daddy is going to make us eat more steak now!

Love, Mom

25th Week and Doctor's Appointment

Week 25: Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Hello Isabelle!

Mommy and Daddy went to the baby doctor again today for our usual check-up. We both did well on our trip back to Vancouver! We gained a whopping 3 lbs that week. That brings Mommy's weight up to 119 lbs. The doctor measured our belly and you are growing well! She suggested a maternity belt as Mommy's belly is getting HUGE!

We also got to hear your heartbeat again today. First the doctor put the doppler to Mommy's left side and said that your heartbeat was very faint. But then, she moved it to the right side and she had to turn the volume down! I guess you have a favorite side you like to lounge in.

Mommy also did her glucose test today...yikes, another 2 viles of blood were taken from my vein. We had to drink a nasty beverage that tasted like flat orange pop. Hope our results come back normal!

That's all for today! Oh, one little request, Isabelle...please stop using Mommy's bladder as your trampoline!

Love, Mom

23 Weeks Today

Week 23: Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

Hello Baby Belle,

We are in our 23rd week today...how time flies! You have been very active lately...always dancing in Mommy's belly! And sometimes it is quite violent and Mommy can see her belly moving! No worries, Belle...Mommy loves feeling you squirm around in there...that way, we know that everything is going well!

Daddy is always asking Zoë to "speak" so you get used to her bark. And when Daddy talks to you in Mommy's belly, Zoë looks confused (like she is in the pic). It's really funny!

We hope to make some decisions about our future soon...you may have your own nursery! Mommy and Daddy are in the process of figuring out if we should move into a bigger place or not. We should know pretty soon, then we can start buying your baby furniture!

At the end of the week, we are going back to Vancouver to visit Grandma, Grandpa and your Auntie D...can't wait. YAY! You'll get a taste of Singapore food, the food that Mommy grew up on.

Love, Mom

Finally, the GLOW!

Hey "Belle"y boop,

At last, you are giving Mommy the "glow". Mommy finally looks pregnant now. Today in the elevator at work, a lady asked Mommy if she was pregnant and said that we have the beautiful baby "glow"! Yay...it's about time, coz Mommy has just been feeling pretty "blah" and bloated until now!

Continue being nice to Mommy now!

Love, Mom